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Family Matters
Soulsynger:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 25 Feb 2013, 17:40 ---Mr. and Mrs. Azuma reminded me of stories I've heard about Japanese-born people in the US, frightened of doing the wrong thing, but facing an incomprehensible situation where they couldn't identify a standard response.
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Nail on the head there. I just didn't know if I should use the word "maladjusted" or not. It's a bit harsh for what little we know.
But that is exactly why I look forward to maybe getting to know more about them.
ankhtahr:
I think this is a really difficult question. I would tend to vote for either Marten or Dora, but I feel like Marten's parents, as unusual as they might have been, were more caring about him than Dora's parents about her.
And about Tai:
I doubt that "hard drugs" is the right term for Tai's usage. Pot wouldn't qualify as a hard drug, and while LSD would, it doesn't make you addicted at all. It just messes with your subconsciousness. I would even see using LSD as prove for her not having a hard childhood. Using LSD when having bad, maybe even suppressed memories would fuck somebody up severely.
If somebody would abuse drugs to cope with a bad life it would probably rather be some kind of opiate, Heroin, Morphine, something like that. Or Methamphetamine (Meth), Cocaine or Crack. But not LSD.
Also keep in mind that I know all this from books, wikipedia and a few internet forums with people who are abusing drugs, so it could as well be wrong, but I'm rather sure about this.
I wouldn't dare using something that addictive or damaging ones subconsciousness.
sitnspin:
LSD doesn't damage your subconscious, at most it just brings it to the forefront. Which is why, given my rather traumatic late childhood, I am not a fan of it personally. My few experiences with hallucinogens were frighteningly awful. However, I do know several people who use it to great efficacy in both broadening their perspectives and in making them psychologically healthier. As with all things, the manner and amount in which it is used makes a difference. I have a pretty heavy history with drug use both for recreation and self-medication. LSD makes great recreation (if you are healthy) and works as a short-cut to an (inferior) enlightenment experience, but there are far better ones for dulling pain. I have never known anyone to use it as such, plenty of other drugs are preferable for that purpose. Booze and opiates being chief among them.
Personally I would nevr classify LSD as a hard drug. It is not addictive in anyway most of its effects are relatively benign. The way the US DEA classifies drugs is completely ridiculous.
ankhtahr:
I didn't wrote about it damaging your subconscious. I talked about it messing with it. Bringing up bad memories and such. And that can permanently damage a person, even if you don't suffer from a substance-induced psychosis afterwards.
I would never take LSD, as I'm afraid of it. And I'm sure that would have some really bad influence on the trip.
And I think nobody ever stated that LSD would be addictive. The effect of LSD is much smaller after a trip, so it wouldn't work to take another one.
Is it cold in here?:
I could be wrong describing LSD as a hard drug.
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